A New Love

whip it out, wednesday.

2011-01-26T22:51:00.000-05:00

*Will be up early morning tomorrow BUT I am feeling inspired to post something right now. I'm actually getting back into the book I was reading, Captured by Grace, by Dr. David Jeremiah.... Within the book it holds St. Augustine's words:

"God always pours His grace into empty hands."

*Think about that.

~What do I have to offer?

Yet God pours His grace, love and mercy on me....daily.

A good thought to sleep on.

Twenty-ten....or make that eleven....

2011-01-24T22:46:00.001-05:00

No semblance of wittiness or deep-thinking, here. I've been challenged to memorize a scripture...not sure which one, yet. I think I will pray about it and I'm sure it will make it's way to my face, sooner or later. and yes, scripture_ was singular.

I am going to finish "Captured By Grace" by Dr. David Jeremiah. (the free book I received from that Christian website) and then proceed to write a review about it so I can get another book!

Get healthy. AKA: RUN, girl. (running partner, anyone.)

Find a good devotional book. (am taking suggestions...)

B L O G.

I am not a Christian by chance, He chose me.

2010-10-14T11:08:00.000-04:00

"Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said- "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord" --and you forgave the guilt of my sin." Psalm 32:5

It's been a while....but the Lord is faithful....He is rejoicing that I'm back! ...It's so easy to get sidetracked and to keep putting things off, but the Lord says to confess and we're forgiven. He makes it that "easy", I think, because He knows that we're going to continue to fail. I struggle with it, still! As simple as it is.
Guilt is a powerful thing but God is there to help me deal with it. Amen!

In the Beginning...

2010-08-21T14:43:00.000-04:00

Well, I have ordered and received The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Bible. And now, during my little love's nap, have started reading it. I am not one to skip around in a book, regardless of how much I want to open to the middle and just leaf through it. If you know me, do you really believe that I HAVENOT! The unnecessary self-control that I have portrayed with this stinkin' book is ridiculous. I just NEED to start at the beginning, so to speak.

Since I have this insane self-control/OCD about starting at the beginning, I guess that is where my journey in the Bible will start. Oddly enough, I guess that would make sense for me. The Lord has blessed me with a random personality that does nothing "in order" or "by the book" however, I believe He has also given me that insane desire to start of the beginning of HIS Book. And so, oddly enough, that is what I'm doing. And until that changes, or I get bored with it, that's where I'm headed.

And, my little angel is awake. God's perfect timing. :)

don't give up...

2010-08-17T22:32:00.000-04:00

Every day is another day to fight to do what is right and to make an effort to get/stay closer to the Lord...I need this reminder. I am so looking forward to the devotional I purchased last week, as well the Idiot's guide to the Bible. :) I need some direction.

So, I just opened up my Bible, simply searching. I have had it on my heart about being a failure and not making the changes I want and so on and I open up to this little ditti in my Bible, "Inner Struggles".

So I find this law at work:

When I want to do good, evil is right there beside me.

Romans 7:21

I know I've seen this verse before...recently, I feel. It is in the front of my prayer journal.... lgw*muah

So regardless, Thank You, my eyes are opened and I have another friendly reminder that when I want to do the right thing, the evil thoughts and doubting is inevitable....but not incurable;)

Prayer Journal

2010-08-16T00:00:00.000-04:00

*A huge form of encouragement for me the past couple weeks has been the gift of a prayer journal- given by a very special person. There is nothing more enticing than the thought of sitting down and opening up my little sparklingcute, brand-new book- just for me! (smells delectable too!) Brand new pages just waiting to be filled with articulate, or rather crazen random thoughts... a prized possession to keep with me at all times...just the knowledge that it's there...just in case...profound things do occur or a pick-me-up is needed...sigh...simply wonderful. thank you, thank you laurafriend. you have blessed my life sovery much...in such a tiny time. loveyou lgw*.

listen!

2010-07-29T23:26:00.004-04:00

Jonah was told to do something by God, was a crazy man and ran from Him, was eaten by a nasty whale, prayed, became whale barf, and then when asked a second time, LISTENED! Hello...put Kylie in for Jonah and VOILA. thank you Jesus for throwing things at us more than once. You don't give up on us, even when we've given up on ourselves.

And I do believe that further on in Jonah 4:4-11, the Lord is comparing a worm devouring a Gourd, to Ninevah and the sin devouring it....

Jonah was "mourning" a gourd in which: he did not plant, make grow, or even have for more than a day...dude...

Point being, if he's mourning this gourd so much- look at how much he had invested in that gourd! Why then, shouldn't the Lord spare this sinful city of at least 120,000 who, like my sister, don't know their left from right!?! I'm glad I'm not a gourd and I thank the Lord for his mercy and grace.

getting real.

2010-07-25T23:43:00.005-04:00

Well, isn't this interesting. After reading my older posts, I have done some searching. Results: a. NOT funny, b. fake, c. boring.

After seeking out other pages and people I realize: a. I suck at grammar (especially commas), b. I need to write about something meaningful to ME or else WHY BOTHER, c. I need to get real with who I am. and I'll throw in a d. I need to do some soul searching. (And let me start off by saying I'm stealing the color/font thing from Laura's amazing page. I wish I knew how to do that thing where you insert something-or-other and then Laura's name underlines and turns blue and by clicking you can be immediately directed to her page....help??)

I am a new mother. An OLD Christian (I will explain that later. Remind me, perhaps.). A free spirit. A wife. and many other things as well...but those are my priorities at the moment. I am also a friend and sister and I am not bragging, but I think I am doing well at both of those so they aren't on my "fixer-upper" list.

I really love this whole COLOR thing. I hope it doesn't get old or over-done. (too late).

The purpose of my blog is this: a. By blogging I force myself to think and hold myself accountable to work on the things in my life that need work. Per-chance someone out there reads this that needs some slacker reassurance...there is hope. b. To have a record of my growth and be able to reflect on the past.

Matthew 6:5-15. Jesus' teaching on Prayer.

The Lord's Prayer is within that bundle of verses ... it's familiar and comforting to me. My dad used to sit in-between my sisters and my room at night and pray it with us before we went to bed...it reminds me of how strong i was in my faith when i was younger.... but eventually, it got old, I got cold, people in faith let me down, the excuses could go on but I'm back in the game now, folks.

Baby Here!

2010-07-08T14:29:00.004-04:00

Sadie Jo!

She coo's, loves her daddy, rolled over ONCE, can finally lift her head, hates tummy time, has a temper, loves being outside, loves her bath, and loves to eat:)

Baby

2010-02-10T12:12:00.003-05:00

School was canceled today! Our second snow day of the season. Blogging is an interesting concept. I truly meant to document each month and moment of my pregnancy but I'm a bit slow in that this is my first post and I'm only 7 weeks away! I suppose it's better late than never:) Due date: March 30th- My sister's birthday:) We're unsure if it's a boy or a girl and we don't have any definite names....lie. we're not telling. If you have any suggestions we're thinking of "K" or "S" names.

MY BABY SHOWER IS SATURDAY! My closest friends are all coming and staying with us. The baby's room is almost done- I'll post a picture of it soon!

Interesting how i'm deciding to start this blog right about the moment in life that all my "free" time is non-existent. :)

-Until next time-

Dead Rooster

2009-02-21T21:36:00.002-05:00

I figured I may as well get to the point. My husband just shot my mother's "aggressive" rooster- as she had two and she wanted to save the "little-er" (if that's a word) one from an ugly cock fight. haha. I just said Cock fight and really mean it. We didn't eat the rooster, which seems like a waste to me, and it was gynormous! It was beautiful actually....but dead now. So...ok I gotta wrap this depressing little blog as my hubby is kicking me out the door(no internet at our house so we're at my parents.)

OK, maybe they'll be a sequel to this- if you're lucky;)

Promised Pic of Owen

2009-01-18T16:50:00.002-05:00

Here's me and the muffin on our annual trip to Canada...

We never knew how boring our lives were until we got this little man! Owen was a great reminder to Steve and I that we were not ready to be parents. :)

2009-01-18T16:48:00.000-05:00

Crooked: check

Puny: check

Sparce: check

Looks like this is the one:)

2009-01-18T16:43:00.001-05:00

Steve and I scouting to find the perfect tree...

This is the only good picture of us taken in the last 2 months so it was a must.

Anti resolutions

2009-01-11T18:02:00.001-05:00

So far all my resolutions that I would have made are broken.

1. Run more. I'm up 5 pounds.

2. Write in this bad boy a couple times a week.....that hasn't been accomplished

And..... that's it.

I normally am not one to make resolutions because simply..I don't think of it. I figure that if I am not doing it thus far, there's nothing that a new year will do to make it happen. And plus, if I don't write it down, there's no chance I will remember what it was.

Which brings me to the conclusion that IF it wasn't important enough to remember, it

obviously isn't important enough to incorporate into daily life. Now doesn't that make sense..

I didn't realize how anti-resolution I was until now. See, this is therapeutic.

It is also extrememly difficult to write when you have an 18month old who is obsessed with the computer and keeps climbing up the chair onto my lap, which is where the computer is...I will have to post a pic of this adorable little man, who is NOT my son but in fact my nephew.

He is insane.

*kylie

C-C-Christmas!

2009-01-01T20:42:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas!! As always, my time off of school has been wonderful and busy...but unfortunately only a few days left....

Christmas morning: I woke up early...layed in bed for an hour until I couldn't lay still any longer. . . officially woke up Steve and moments later we are in the car on the way to my parents.

Naturally, my sis is up and we proceed to run into my brothers' rooms and gently wake them up. riiight. Then, coffee and keesh! That spelling is not right...keish? Regardless, it was delish.

We then took nearly 2 hours to open presents and as we finished, Jason, Abby and Owen came over!! By then Owen was a pro at opening presents. From gramma and grampa, owen received a trampoline so we all had numerous anxiety attacks as the 18 month old went bizzerk on it. Nice.

Traditional Lasangna dinner and family hangout....and then finally Steve and I headed home to do our Christmas! All in all, a wonderful Christmas day!!!

Clueless

2008-12-11T20:18:00.000-05:00

I suppose it works out well that no one knows I have a blog (is that what this page is called?) because I can write whatever I want and not have to worry about anyone reading it. I do need to figure out what the purpose blogging is for and once I do, see if I can rack my brain to find anything someone would find worth reading:) Hence, the reason this post is called "clueless"- perhaps I will find a clue at this posts end. ..uhoh..I think I jinxed myself. I'm all out of "wittyness" (if that's what you want to call this)....so now i press, publish post, and the rest is history.

*A New Love*